Houthis target Red Sea shipping as US hits Iran

A Saudi vessel was attacked in the Red Sea as Tehran-backed Houthi rebels claimed to strike tankers in the waterway, Riyadh's state media said Thursday, signalling a potential new front in the US-Iran conflict. The Houthis had threatened to blockade Saudi ports on the Red Sea - a key route for oil shipments - while the five-month war had already led

Iran war costs the US $37.5 bn as strikes continue

Fresh US strikes triggered air defences in Tehran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump warned he was "not finished" with a war with Iran that has already cost his nation $37.5 billion. After the foes' fighting over the strategic Strait of Hormuz led to the collapse of a preliminary deal, the Middle East war has expanded to include the region's

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